In FIU’s press release announcing the bridge’s installation, the school said the bridge would be built using Accelerated Bridge Construction, where the 174-foot section of the bridge was built adjacent to SW 8 Street and then put into place.

WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WHDH) - The pedestrian bridge at Florida International University had just been installed on Saturday. Just five days later, the bridge collapsed onto the road, trapping cars and victims underneath.

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